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November 27, 1951
 
Letter from Linus Pauling to A. Gero. November 27, 1951
Letter from Linus Pauling to A. Gero. November 27, 1951.
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  • Letter from LP to Britton Chance, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, RE: Says that his hemoglobin paper will be published in Science before the end of the year. [Letter from Chance to LP, October 2, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Chance, Britton), #64.2]
  • Letter from LP to T. K. Freeman, Research Assistant, Department of Physics, State College of Washington, RE: States that reprints on Dr. Corey’s and his work on the structure of protein will be sent to him under separate cover. Mentions other papers that will be published soon. [Letter from Freeman to LP, October 22, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (D: Correspondence, 1951), #98.16]
  • Letter from LP to A. Gero, Villanova College, RE: Says that the attacks made against him are not worth answering and that he is planning to make a rebuttal against a footnote in “Structural Chemistry of Inorganic Compounds.” [Letter from Gero to LP, September 22, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1951), #140.15]
  • Letter from Edwin M. McMillan, Radiation Laboratory, UC Berkeley, to LP, RE: Thanks LP for his letter of congratulation. [Letter from LP to McMillan, November 21, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (McMillan, Edwin), #245.6]
  • Letter from LP to J. L. Morrison, RE: Comments on the dye-protein paper. [Filed under LP Science: (Typescript, Correspondence, Notes: The Non-Specific Precipitation of Dyes and Proteins), Box #7.001, Folder #1.8]
  • Letter from David Shoemaker to LP, RE: Says that he is looking forward to LP’s visit to Boston. Mentions that there are three students planning to go on to Caltech that are hoping to meet with LP. [Letter from LP to Shoemaker, November 23, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (Shoemaker, David P.), #363.3]
  • Letter from LP to Toshio Sasa, RE: Suggests that he select a field of chemistry that does not require costly equipment, which Sasa’s interest, mass-spectrometry, does. LP encourages future letters dealing with specific chemical questions. [Note from Sasa to LP, August 28, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1951), #378.5]
  • Letter from LP to Ernie Scheuer, RE: Thanks him for the clipping from The Oregonian. [Letter from LP to Scheuer, September 26, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1951), #378.5]
  • Letter from LP to Professor Hallweg, Swiss Chemical Society, RE: Thanks him for the letter and provides his mailing address so they can send him copies of Helvetica Chimica Acta. [Letter from Hallweg to LP, October 26, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1951), #378.5]
  • Letter from LP to Crane Brinton, Chairman of the Society of Fellows, Harvard University, RE: States that, unfortunately, he does not have any suitable nominations at this time, but that he was hoping that he would send any information about the Society of Fellows for purposes of helping to set up a similar organization at Caltech. [Letter from Brinton to LP, November 8, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1951), #378.5]
  • Note from Samuel L. Snyder to LP, RE: Asks a series of questions pertaining to his protein work and its relation to cancer research. [Letter from LP to Snyder, December 19, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1951), #378.5]
  • Letter from LP to Charles W. Tucker, Jr., Metallurgy Section, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, RE: Suggests that he contact David Shoemaker about the matter. [Letter from Tucker to LP, October 24, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Correspondence, 1951), #410.6]
  • Letter from LP to David F. Waugh, Department of Biology, MIT, RE: Replies that he does not have any extra copies of his protein slides. LP gives permission to use illustrations from Scientific American as the basis for lecture slides. [Letter from Waugh to LP,February 19, 1951] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1951), #443.19]
  • Letter from LP to Melville L. Wolfrom, Department of Chemistry, Ohio State University, RE: Thanks him for the kind note and says that reprints of the papers on proteins will be sent under separate cover. [Filed under LP Correspondence: (W: Correspondence, 1951), #443.19]
  • Newspaper Clipping: “Chemists Plan Award Dinner”, Oakland (California) Tribune, November 27, 1951. [Filed under LP Biographical: Scrapbooks, 1951-1955: Box #6.006, Folder #6.15]
  • Newspaper Clipping: “Dr. Pauling to Get Medal”, Pasadena (California) Star-News, November 27, 1951. [Filed under LP Biographical: Scrapbooks, 1951-1955: Box #6.006, Folder #6.15]
  • Newspaper Clipping: “Professors to Receive Medal”, Los Angeles Times, November 27, 1951. [Filed under LP Biographical: Scrapbooks, 1951-1955: Box #6.006, Folder #6.15]
  • Program: American Chemical Society California Section Golden Anniversary First Annual Award Dinner, November 27, 1951. [Filed under LP Biographical: Scrapbooks, 1951-1955: Box #6.006, Folder #6.16, and LP Speeches: 1951s.19]
  • Itinerary: Gilbert Newton Levis Medal Dinner and Award, Dr. Melvin Calvin’s home, Berkeley [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.001, Folder #1.9]
  • Letter from Executive Secretary to Dr. Howard A. Meyerhoff, SCIENCE, RE: Informs Meyerhoff of LP’s itinerary from November 30-December 11 [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.001, Folder #1.9]
  • Letter from LP [signed by Beatrice Wulf] to Mrs. J.W. McBain, RE: Cancels his trip to India due to health concerns. LP will not be able to visit the laboratories in Poona. [Letter from McBain to LP, October 22, 1951] [Filed under LP Travel: Box #1.001, Folder #1.9]
  • Award: Gilbert Newton Lewis Medal, [Gold original, bronze copy] The California Section of the American Chemical Society, November 27, 1951. [Includes introductory speech] [Filed under LP Awards & Honors: 1951h.1]
  • Letter from JW Williams to Dr. F. Douglas Lawrason, Division of Medical Sciences, National Research Council, cc: LP, RE: Asks if authorization could be obtained for the trip he wishes to make to Pasadena to discuss with LP oxypolygelatin. [Additional note to LP: “As you will note from my letter to Lawrason, I hope to be able to arrange to come to you on or about January 25 for a period of some ten days. I hope the arrangements can be completed. With kind regards.”] [Filed under LP Science: (Materials re: Oxypolygelatin Blood Plasma Substitute, 1945-1951), Box #6.003, Folder #3.3]
  • Letter from LP to Dr. I.S. Ravdin, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Surgery, RE: Thanks Dr. Ravdin for the letter and suggestion to meet in San Francisco. States he could not come to San Francisco but looks forward to talking about the plasma extender program. [Letter from Ravdin to LP, October 29, 1951] [Filed under LP Science: (Materials re: Oxypolygelatin Blood Plasma Substitute, 1945-1951), Box #6.003, Folder #3.3]
  • Manuscript, Typescripts, Research Notes: Configurations of Polypeptide Chains with Equivalent CIS Amide Groups, November 27, 1951. [Filed under LP Manuscripts of Articles: 1951a2.15]
  • Letter from LP to American Peace Crusade, RE: Informs them that he cannot serve as an officer of the American Peace Crusade for the coming year. States that he has a heavy workload and would be unable to devote the proper amount of time to the organization. Also, his distance from New York makes it difficult to serve. [Letter from Richardson and Uphaus, October 3, 1951] [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups (Am)), Box #4.009, Folder #9.6]
  • Letter from LP, dictated, to Melba Phillips, Secretary, American Association of Scientific Workers, RE: States that he does not feel that he has been an effective officer of the AAScW so he has decided not to run for office again. States that he has not had time to pay proper attention to the questions that she raised and he thinks the board deserves someone who can work more effectively with them. [Filed under LP Peace: (Assorted Peace Groups (Am)), Box #4.009, Folder #9.1]
  • Press Release: The Future of Structural Chemistry, acceptance speech, Gilbert Newton Lewis Medal, California Section of the American Chemical Society, Berkeley, California, November 27, 1951. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1951s.19]
  • Typescript: Gilbert Newton Lewis Medal, Presentation by W. M. Latimer. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1951s.19]
  • Typescript: Introductory remarks of Dr. Wendell Latimer, Professor of chemistry and former dean of the College of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, at presentation of the Gilbert Newton Lewis Medal of the California Section of the American Chemical Society to Dr. Linus Pauling, Professor of Chemistry, California Institute of Technology, November 27, 1951. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1951s.19]
  • Typescript: Gilbert Newton Lewis Medal, Acceptance by Linus C. Pauling. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1951s.19]
  • Typescript: The Future of Structural Chemistry. Address by Linus Pauling on Receipt of Gilbert Newton Lewis Medal of the California Section of the American Chemical Society, Berkeley, November 27, 1951. [Filed under LP Speeches: 1951s.19]
  • Letter from B. H. Sage to H. H. G. Nash, cc: W.N. Lacey, LP, L.F. Prescott, and Ch.E.(2), RE: Says that as a result of their suggestion they will institute a physical inventory of capital equipment that winter and will report to him any losses which have occurred since their last inventory. Explains that their satisfactory methods of issuance keep their losses at a minimum. [Letter from Nash to Sage, November 27, 1951] [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: (CIT: Materials re: Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 1946-1964.), Box #1.021, Folder #21.3] Letter from H. H. G. Nash to Prof. B. H. Sage, cc: Dr. W. N. Lacey, LP, and Mrs. L. F. Prescott, RE: Says that when the physical inventory he refers to has been made, they will be glad to check it against the policy schedule to be sure that there are no items of portable captial equipment not specifically covered by the insurance. [Letter from Sage to Nash, November 27, 1951] [Filed under LP Biographical: Academia: (CIT: Materials re: Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 1946-1964.), Box #1.021, Folder #21.3]
  • Letter from Henry Allen Moe, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, to LP, RE: Encloses a copy of a letter from Dr. Roger Adams, University of Illinois Urbana, in which Adams makes suggestions for new-type fellowships; requests LP’s opinion of the suggested researchers. Informs him that he is leaving to go meet with Dr. Burch and thanks him for that idea. [Letter from LP to Moe, January 11, 1952] [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1946-1952), Box #14.014, Folder #14.6]
  • Letter from LP to Henry Allen Moe, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, RE: Recommends Oskar Fischinger for a new-type fellowship, discusses Fischinger’s abstract films, his favorable opinion of the artist, and his potential. Handwritten note in top right corner: “Guggenheim.” [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1946-1952), Box #14.014, Folder #14.6]
  • Letter from LP to Henry Allen Moe, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, RE: Recommends awarding James Arthur Campbell a Guggenheim Fellowship. Favors him teaching at Oberlin College and feels that he would be a good teacher, states that his background in research is not outstanding but that he can still do something useful in one of the laboratories that he mentioned working at in his proposal. Handwritten note in top right corner: “Guggenheim.” [Filed under LP Science: (John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1946-1952), Box #14.014, Folder #14.6]
  • Letter from LP to Prof. Sutherland, RE: States that special privileges towards the Proceedings to members of the Royal Society would not be possible at this time. Suggests submitting papers through him for publication. [Letter from Sutherland to LP, December 5, 1951] [Filed under LP Science:(National Academy of Sciences, 1945-1951), Box #14.019, Folder #19.4]
  • Letter from LP to Melville L. Wolfrom, RE: States that he is sending reprints. [Filed under LP Science:(National Academy of Sciences,1945-1951), Box #14.019, Folder #19.4]
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